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Debt - ABL Facility (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Debt - ABL Facility (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2020	Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowings	$ 5,915,000,000	$ 4,736,000,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt resulting in spring maturity	300,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,600,000,000
Unused capacity, commitment fee (percentage)	0.25%
Current borrowings	$ 700,000,000	$ 0
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	285,000,000
Available capacity	478,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Standby letters of credit for self insurance program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	249,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Real estate lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	35,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Other obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit, outstanding amount	$ 1,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	1.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Minimum \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	1.00%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Maximum \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	0.50%
Revolving credit facility \| ABL Facility \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on variable rate (percent)	1.50%